How To Install v4l-conf on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l-conf on Ubuntu.
What is v4l-conf
v4l-conf is:
XawTV is a set of software for watching and recording television channels and webcams.
This package provides a small tool to configure a video4linux device driver. It is required to make the video overlay work in fbtv and xawtv.
There are three methods to install v4l-conf on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install v4l-conf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install v4l-conf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install v4l-conf
Install v4l-conf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install v4l-conf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install v4l-conf
Install v4l-conf Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install v4l-conf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install v4l-conf
How To Uninstall v4l-conf on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the v4l-conf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove v4l-conf
Uninstall v4l-conf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall v4l-conf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove v4l-conf
Remove v4l-conf Configurations and Data
To remove v4l-conf configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge v4l-conf
Remove v4l-conf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove v4l-conf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge v4l-conf
Dependencies
v4l-conf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install v4l-conf package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.